Rockingham Landfill Gas Abatement Facility

Rockingham Landfill Gas Abatement Facility is a landfill gas electricity generation project located at the Millar Road Landfill Facility in Baldivis, approximately 45km south of Perth, Western Australia. Registered in August 2013, the project operates within the industrial precinct of the City of Rockingham, a region characterized by mixed peri-urban development and waste management infrastructure. The facility services the rapidly growing south-west corridor of the Perth metropolitan area.

The project operates under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Electricity Generation from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2021. This methodology incentivizes the capture and combustion of methane, a potent greenhouse gas released by decomposing organic waste, to generate renewable electricity. By converting methane into carbon dioxide and water vapor through combustion in gas engines, the project significantly reduces the global warming potential of the emissions while simultaneously displacing fossil-fuel-based energy from the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).

Situated on the Swan Coastal Plain, the region features a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. The local environment is typified by sandy soils, specifically of the Spearwood and Bassendean dune systems, which are highly permeable and common along the Western Australian coast.

Originally developed by AGL Energy before transitioning to Sustainable Energy Infrastructure and finally LMS Energy in 2022, the facility has a generation capacity of approximately 2 megawatts. Historical data indicates the site generates enough electricity to power over 2,000 homes annually. The project is a "transitioned" activity, meaning it moved from the original Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) legacy waste frameworks to the modern ACCU scheme, continuing to credit abatement from both legacy and non-legacy waste streams.